Amryt publicly files registration statement for impending US listing on Nasdaq

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTIONTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAMRYT PHARMA PLC(“Amryt” or the “Company”)Amryt publicly files registration statement for impending US listing on NasdaqDUBLIN, Ireland, and Boston MA, June 23, 2020, Amryt Pharma (AIM: AMYT, Euronext Growth: AYP), a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat patients suffering from serious and life-threatening rare diseases, announces that the Company has publicly filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to facilitate the creation of a trading market in the United States for American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”). The Company is not proposing to register any new issuance of securities. The registration statement is subject to ongoing review by the SEC, and the proposed listing of ADSs representing the Company’s shares is subject to approval by Nasdaq.This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. For the avoidance of doubt, the registration statement does not constitute a “prospectus” in the UK or in any member state of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) and has not been reviewed by any competent authority in the UK or in any member state of the EEA.  No offer of securities to the public is being made in the UK or in any member state of the EEA.Enquiries:                                                                                                                    This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014.  The person making this notification on behalf of Amryt is Rory Nealon, CFO/COO and Company Secretary.In the United Kingdom this announcement is directed only at (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of “investment professionals” in Article 19(5) of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (“Order”), (ii) persons who are high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) other persons to whom this announcement may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons referred to in (i), (ii) and (iii) together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This document must not be acted or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with such persons.About AmrytAmryt is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering innovative new treatments to help improve the lives of patients with rare and orphan diseases. Amryt comprises a strong and growing portfolio of commercial and development assets.Amryt’s commercial business comprises two orphan disease products.Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this announcement with respect to Amryt’s business, strategies, timing for completion of and announcing results from the EASE study, the potential impact of closing enrollment in the EASE study, as well as other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to differ materially from such statements. Statements containing the words “expect”, “anticipate”, “intends”, “plan”, “estimate”, “aim”, “forecast”, “project” and similar expressions (or their negative) identify certain of these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this announcement are based on numerous assumptions and Amryt’s present and future business strategies and the environment in which Amryt expects to operate in the future. Forward-looking statements involve inherent known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future and may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or the ability to identify and consummate investments. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond each of Amryt’s ability to control or estimate precisely, such as future market conditions, the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, currency fluctuations, the behaviour of other market participants, the outcome of clinical trials, the actions of regulators and other factors such as Amryt’s ability to obtain financing, changes in the political, social and regulatory framework in which Amryt operates or in economic, technological or consumer trends or conditions. Past performance should not be taken as an indication or guarantee of future results, and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made regarding future performance. No person is under any obligation to update or keep current the information contained in this announcement or to provide the recipient of it with access to any additional relevant information that may arise in connection with it. Such forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to management.